George Fisher’s Hollywood – Oscar Nomination Predictions for 1953 – January 21, 1953 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The Oscars for 1953 – a year of firsts and upsets. 1953 was the first year the Academy Awards were televised. The first year The Academy Awards were presented in Hollywood
KROQ – Dusty Street – January 1984 – Rob Frankel Collection – Let’s face it; you’re sixteen and the rest of the world is grabbing life by the handful, roaring by with you stuck in limbo. Stuck in forever neutral. Stuck in that weird age where everything seems to fit
I have a special fondness for this band. Having first seen Split Enz at The Roxy in Los Angeles during their debut American tour in 1977 and having interviewed the band shortly after, I was baffled they didn’t receive the huge acceptance I could have sworn they were going to
– News Of The World – NBC Red Network – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – February 11, 1942 – news for this day was ominous, sketchy and strange. The situation in Singapore was described in London as growing worse, but in some ways it was getting better. British troops were
Oxford Drama – in session at Radio Lodz – April 23, 2021 – Radio Lodz, Poland – Oxford Drama in session tonight. Doing a live (socially distanced) gig for Radio Lodz in Poland and recorded on April 23, 2021. Another foray into the deep forest of Polish Soundscape tonight. Oxford
February 10, 1983 – CBS World News Roundup + Hourly News – Harry Reasoner Reports – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – February 10, 1983 – The Iran-Iraq War was heading into its 29th month, with no end in sight and a new series of Iranian attacks led observers to believe
– News Of The World – February 10, 1942 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Ominous day, this February 10th in 1942. Japanese troops were closing in on the British island of Singapore and it was only a matter of hours, if not days, before the embattled island would be
I haven’t played any Al Kooper in a very long time.So when I ran across this solo session he did in 1974 at The Record Plant in Sausalito, I had to run it tonight. Anybody who’s familiar with Al Kooper and his legacy of great music and legendary collaborations has
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February 9, 1980 – CBS World News Roundup + Hourly News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – February 9, 1980 – Day 98 and the continuing odyssey of the American Embassy in Tehran and the 50 hostages locked up inside. Word that the New Zealand Embassy was picking up stakes
